
Arrow McLAREN 2025 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Qualifying Report
"At the end of the day we can fight from fifth"
Arrow McLaren rolled into Qualifying under clear skies and a clean track, ready to build on the momentum from Practice 2. Christian Lundgaard delivered consistent laps throughout the session, advancing to the Firestone Fast 6 for the fourth time this season.Â
Pato O'Ward made it through to Round 2, where he secured P11. Nolan Siegel will start 13th.Â
Sunday's action begins with Warm-Up at 9:02 a.m. CST, before the green flag waves for 55 laps of racing at 12:30 p.m. CST.Â
Location | Elkhart Lake, Wisc. |
Qualifying Date | June 23 |
Round | 9 out of 17 |
Total Laps | 55 laps |
Total Race Distance | 220.77 mi / 355.29 km |
Length | 4.05 mi / 6.52 km |
Number of Turns | 14 |

Christian Lundgaard, Driver, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Practice 2 | 1:45.3412 | 1st |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 2 | 1:44.7401 | 1st |
Qualifying - Round 2 | 1:44.6975 | 2nd |
Firestone Fast Six | 1:45.0828 | 5th |
Qualifying Result | Â | 5th |
"Good Qualifying. It's nice to bounce back from last weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway. We didn't quite have it. Pace is close. We obviously saw in the Fast Six how close the qualifying times are. There are a couple guys we're fighting in the championship, the 27 and the 10 used a third set of alternates, so me and the 3 car are in a better position for the race, and I think that was really our goal: don't sacrifice the race and make sure we think about the long game. I think we did, and at the end of the day we can fight from fifth. I'm happy, hot, sweaty, and conditions will be even worse tomorrow."Â

Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Practice 2 | 1:45.9107 | 12th |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | 1:01.6819 | 5th |
Qualifying - Round 2 | 1:45.3704 | 8th |
Qualifying Result | Â | 11th |
"I was happy with the balance of the Arrow McLaren Chevrolet today, and I think all the changes we made were definitely helping us improve. We had a very strong Round 1 and just lost half a second of engine performance on the straight line in Round 2. That put us at a bigger deficit to transfer into the Firestone Fast 6. It’s frustrating because I thought we had something to fight for pole with."Â

Nolan Siegel, Driver, No. 6 onsemi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
Practice 2 | 1:46.0440 | 16th |
Qualifying - Round 1, Group 1 | 1:45.0722 | 7th |
Qualifying Result | Â | 13th |
"We are rolling off 13th, which is a fine spot to start tomorrow. We'll have a fast race car. I don't think being a couple rows up would necessarily be that much better on Sunday, but it would've felt a lot better today. It would've been a nice boost for everyone to transfer, but we just didn't quite have it today. It was super close, and we were less than a tenth from transferring on a four-mile lap. It's tight, and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is hard. We'll do a good job tomorrow."
Remaining Session Times
Warmup | Sunday, 9:02-9:27Â a.m. CST | FS1 |
Race Tune In | Sunday, 12:30 p.m. CST | FOX |
Green Flag | Sunday, 12:47 p.m. CST | FOX |